Wisdom of crowds – James Surowiecki
“Independence of opinion is both an essential ingredient for collectively wise decisions and one of the hardest things to keep intact.”
UNIT 4 acquires Source to Contract vendor ScanMarket
“The combination will deliver a full Source-to-Pay procurement journey tailored for the needs of midmarket organization.” ScanMarket, the Danish publisher of the eponymous Source to […]
With Maurice Hamoir, a new wind is blowing at OALIA
The arrival of Maurice Hamoir as head of sales and marketing at OALIA Smart Procurement confirms a desire for growth that was foreseen in the latest announcements by the French SaaS Source-to-Pay software vendor.
Additive Manufacturing between decarbonisation and cost reduction and MOQ
Relocation and decarbonisation, rising costs and supply disruption, availability and agility. Spare parts management is a combination of the challenges of the decade. With the […]
How the ambitious Esker is moving from eInvoicing to Source to Pay
Esker, a Euronext-listed company specializing in the dematerialization of outgoing (Order to Cash) and incoming (Procure to Pay) invoices, is expanding its offering by taking […]
Gérard Dahan and SynerTrade, a quick divorce
It was with surprise and regret that we learned yesterday of the departure by mutual agreement of Gérard Dahan from his position as Managing Director of SynerTrade, which he held since October 2021. A little short, but isn’t a quick separation sometimes better than a long and painful divorce?
Excel in 60 questions/answers by Frédérique Joucla
If Excel is the most widely used software in companies, it is also the most underused. And yet pivot tables, subtotals, sorting and other advanced […]
Is it reasonable to ask a Procurement Software vendor for a specific development?
Back to the standard! This seems to be the cry of reason from the Source to Pay Buyers. Admittedly, the unfortunate experiences and lack of […]
Savings in procurement, yes, but why?
the perfect dashboard of a Procurement Department, the evaluation of savings plays a key role. However, while this cornerstone of a procurement department’s deliverables should only be one of the indicators used to analyse a situation and determine areas for progress, their preponderance only meets the immediate objective to be achieved. The procurement savings indicator must be dual and here is how.
Xavier Pierre-Bez at the head of Corcentric Southern Europe
Xavier Pierre-Bez, the founder of B-Pack Software from Aix-en-Provence, is returning to the helm of Corcentric Southern Europe. Customers, employees and partners will appreciate this […]
Patrick Chabannes
"Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do; strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do."